Treatment of pruritus by capsaicin in a patient with pityriasis rubra pilaris receiving RE-PUVA therapy
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology2000Vol. 25(3), pp. 209–211
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C. M. Neess, R. Hinrichs, Joachim Dissemond, G. Herrmann, Arndt Poswig, M. Servera-llanras, Nicolas Hunzelmann, Peter Brenneisen, Christian Meewes, Thomas Krieg, Karin Scharffetter‐Kochanek
Abstract
Pityriasis rubra pilaris (PRP) is characterized by redness of the skin, scaling and a variable degree of pruritus. We present a patient with extremely itchy PRP successfully treated with oral retinoids and photochemotherapy with 8-methoxypsoralene (RE-PUVA) and topical capsaicin. The PRP-related pruritus which clearly preceded photochemotherapy and for which no other cause was apparent was relieved with capsaicin. This single case report provides evidence that topical capsaicin may be a useful therapeutic option in treating PRP-associated pruritus where antihistamines have been unsuccessful.
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